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May 13, 2025

DowntownDC BID’s Lukas Umana Selected for Competitive IDA Emerging Leader Fellowship

DowntownDC BID is thrilled to announce that our beloved Director of Public Space and Operations, Lukas Umana, has been selected to join the competitive International Downtown Association‘s (IDA) Emerging Leader […]

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Staff

June 30, 2024

Who We Are DowntownDC BID Neighborhood: Who We Are Founded in 1997 as a private, nonprofit place-management organization, the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) is a catalyst, facilitator, and thought […]

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BID Operations Update for Friday, February 10

February 08, 2023

On Friday, February 10, the BID’s Operations Office — home base for our SAMs and Franklin Park team — will be closed until 5:00 p.m. so that staff may attend […]

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Safety and Maintenance Ambassador

June 28, 2022

Who We Are We are a team of passionate individuals with a mission of making DowntownDC a world-class destination. DowntownDC is located in the heart of Washington, D.C. and is […]

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June 06, 2019

BID Welcomes 28 New SAM Ambassadors

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) this summer welcomes 28 new Safety/Hospitality and Maintenance (SAM) trainees to its dedicated fleet of red-and-black uniformed ambassadors. All 28 of the class members are residents of the District of Columbia.  Ten of the trainees were engaged through the […]

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April 30, 2019

Annual Report FY 2018

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) invites you to view our new fiscal year 2018 Annual Report, which details a strategic year focused on future growth and serving the DowntownDC community.    “We are pleased to report […]

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April 05, 2019

DowntownDC BID Releases FY 2018 Annual Report

The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) invites you to view our new fiscal year 2018 Annual Report, which details a strategic year focused on future growth and serving the DowntownDC community.    “We are pleased to report […]

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March 07, 2019

Downtown Day Services Center Now Open

The Downtown Day Services Center (The Center) opened in late February to offer individuals experiencing homelessness a multitude of services within a single point of access. By the end of […]

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October 03, 2018

BID Offers Computer Class for SAM Ambassadors

By Alexis Neely As part of the DowntownDC Business Improvement District’s (BID) workforce development initiative, Safety/Hospitality and Maintenance ambassadors (SAMs) beginning in September now have the opportunity to take a computer training course.  A computer skills class was the number […]

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September 03, 2018

BID Hosts English as a Second Language Classes for SAM Ambassadors

By Alexis Neely The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) continues to invest in new workforce development programs for the red-and-black uniformed caretakers of DowntownDC — the Safety/Hospitality and Maintenance ambassadors (SAMs).  After an in-depth survey by the […]

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